#95272

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

If you have any questions about water dragons, I have had a lot of resque animals and a lot of my own. I have different reptiles too and have a great reptile guy for questions that I don’t really know about. Post any questions and I will help to the best of my ability.

 #95336

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

i think my reptile is retarded he has overbite he hangs upside down he will only eat hand fed

 #95555

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

Babyangelb30, my WD is sheding for the first time ... he/she just started sheding ... and his skin is getting wrinkled, looks like he is dehydrated, or loosin wieght (which i don;t think he is doing, is eating well) ... but i just went and baught a humid-o-meter (dun know right word) and its around 80 all the time .... could he still be dehydrated ... or is it just because he is starting to shed ... Thx for your help Jake

 #95560

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

welol it is skin he /she has to grow in to

 #95562

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

well thats what i was thinking to .. but he wasn’t like that till he started sheding ... never had those "wrinkles" .. so thats why i was wonderin if it was soomthin else .... not get worried about it ... just wonderin...

 #95565

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

I’m not sure what you mean by an overbite, because most lizard’s jaws fit together much like humans and they have somewhat of an "overbite" but if you are really concerned, post a picture so that I can get a better understanding. As to the only eating when being hand fed, sounds like he’s just being lazy. Put some superworms or whatever kind of food that won’t get out of a dish in the cage (in a dish of course) and don’t hand feed him until he eats them. Don’t starve him to death though, if he dosen’t eat them within three to four days (whenever he starts acting really hungary, if mine don’t get food when they want, they start just eating things in the cage)then hand feed him and I would recommend taking him to a herp vet. Hope this helps!

 #95567

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

Do you have a big water dish for it to soak in? No matter if the humidity is high or low, if they can’t soak in water and "wash off" the shedding skin, or to just soak water in their skin, it WILL get dehydrated. I soak my Water Dragons in the bath tub for at least 30 min. a day in water up to their chest to make sure they get adequate soaking time. Make sure you don’t leave them unattended in the tub too long though, they might fall asleep and drown especially if they are sick. (Personal experience)They won’t like the water at first, they have to get used to it. After being in there for a while, they’ll start swimming around and cool stuff like that. Use lukewarm water as to not put them in shock. Hope this helps!

 #96964

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

I have a 75 gallon tank i use bout an inch of bed a best under bark i have a fogger and a waterfall and mist twice a day and still cannot get my humidity at 80....i average around 50-70 can you help me. the guy at are pet store told me to use moss i tried that and still is the same.

 #97002

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

ya i am in the same situation, and i leave my fogger on all day ... sometimes it’ll get close to 80, but i thought it should be higher then that... Ima get a spray bottle and try misting ...

 #97005

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

Yeah the only time i can get it to 70 is when i mist and it seems like it only stays there for bout an hour

 #97033

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

Put in some live plants and use a mixture of peatmoss in the soil. Put a dish under the pot with water in it, and that should help with the humidity, an airstone in their water dish also helps. MrGreen!!

 #97165

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

Thanks for the advice what kind of plants do you recommend? ill try the airstone also.

 #97175

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

By the way can you tell me if its commen for your dragon to have its mouth open all the time she is bout 6 months and lately always has her mouth open and seems to be alot less active then normal could it be from the humidy?

 #97688

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

The humidity isn’t as big of a deal as you’re making it. It is a big deal, don’t get me wrong, but it dosen’t have to be high as long as they have a water dish that they can soak in. My husband’s female water dragon was in his grandmother’s care for about 5 years and all she had was rocks, a few logs on the bottom and a large water dish. She didn’t worry about her except to change her water and to throw food in there. We have her now, and she’s just fine. They will keep themselves hydrated with the propor water dish. A fogger is a good idea because they do come from a humid climate, but if you are in a place with high humidity when you’re used to a place with low humidity, you won’t have an easy time breathing either. Just think of a lot of things like that and you should be able to figure most of your problems out that way. Hope this helps!!

 #97896

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

Well I made a kitty litty litter box in to a small pond put a filter and air pump combo in it and a fogger everything is doing good thanks for all the help.

 #97951

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

Centikid What temps are yor running your WD’s tank at? Usually when a dragon has it’s mouth open a lot it’s a sign they are too hot - It’s called thermoregulating. Just like they’ll sit under their heat lamp to ger warm, they’ll pant (mouth open) to help try to cool off. If your temps are correct then your WD may have something wrong with it’s mouth,.. but it’s usually them temp which is the problem.# Hope this helps. TD.x.

 #97957

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

i run at around 90-94 during the day with a cool spot of the tank at around 85. At night it gets down to around 80. Also Its just neo that does it but he does have it open an awful lot. Trinity seems fine though. Could it be mouth rot? his mouth doesnt look bad what are the symptoms if you know them? Thank you for the help.

 #97961

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

Hey there .. i was right ... it’s too hot for your baby.. it needs average at around 84.. dropping 5 - 10 degrees of a night time. It neesds to be lower of you’ll cook the poor little guy. Is your heat bulb running on a thermostat? TD.x.

 #97965

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

wow yea i am running a bit hot then. No i dont have it ran to a thermostat but i guess i would be a good idea now. Thank you so much for the help I would hate if something would happen to my dragons.

 #97969

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

You’re welcome my friend. Thermostats can be pricy (sorrY I don’t know your age or money situation) but if you have light/heat bulb You need to get a "dimmer-stat". If you have a ceramic heat bulb you can either a dimmer or a normal "on/off" stat. If you can’t get a dimmer then i suggest you get a ceramic bulb otherwise your WD will look like he’s got a disco going on him his tank and this will stress him out. (learned that one from personal experience with out Bearded dragons ;o) TD.x.

 #97975

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

Thanks again 26 years old and moneys good so i think ill just go ahead and buy a thermostat. My wife might get mad but oh well she a bit jelous of my dragons cause I give them so much attention lol.

 #97984

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

No offence was intended .. because of your username I wasn’t sure. I hope I didn’t offend. A dimmer is better if you can get hold of one ;o) I was looking a baby WD’s today, The shop owner is going to order me a female from the breeders .. I can’t bring another male home, Killer would never forgive me. Good luck with your two, Let me know how they get on with a lower temp. TD.x. PS I just looked at your profile, you’re not in Maryland by any chance are you??

 #97994

 Water Dragon Help For New or old owners

No offence at all :-) ill try the dimmer. I just took some pics of my dragons bout to upload em and post prob in a few hours or so. No im not in maryland but close Virginia Beach. Good luck with your new baby. Thanks for the help.